The first time we tried to come here, there was a special event and the lineup to get in was down the block.
Last night, we tried again. We arrived around 9pm - it was busy, but not packed, there were some tables empty. We told the hostess we had no reservations and were just here for drinks. She told us, in an unfriendly way, that they were full.
"Could we just sit at the bar then"? I inquired. "There is only one stool free", she said unhelpfully. "Actually, there are three empty stools, but we don't need to sit", I said, as there was lots of standing space in the bar area and we were happy to stand and mingle.
"No", she said blankely. "You can't stand. And There's only one stool, those other two are reserved".